Silene drummondii subsp. striata

(Rydberg) J. K. Morton

Sida 21: 887. 2004.

Endemic
Basionym: Lychnis striata Rydberg Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 408. 1904
Synonyms: Lychnis drummondii var. heterochroma B. Boivin Lychnis drummondii var. striata (Rydberg) Maguire Silene drummondii var. striata (Rydberg) Bocquet Wahlbergella striata
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 184. Mentioned on page 183.

Inflorescences 1–4 (–8) -flowered, usually not densely pubescent, longer hairs often purple-septate. Fruiting calyces 13–18 × 6–8 mm, ca. 2 times as long as broad. Petals clearly exserted from calyx, dingy reddish purple, 11/4–11/2 times calyx. Seeds ca. 1 mm diam. 2n = 72.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Alpine meadows and rocky places, high prairies, open montane woodlands and forests
Elevation: 1500-3800 m

Distribution

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Sask., Ariz., Colo., Mont., Nev., N.Mex., Utah, Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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awned +  and not hooded +
acuminate;acuminate +
John K. Morton +
(Rydberg) J. K. Morton +
Lychnis striata +
dentate +, emarginate to 2-fid +  and entire +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
linear +  and linear-lanceolate +
rarely +  and not succulent +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
lanceolate +
reduced +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
scarious +  and herbaceous +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
2-3 times as long as broad +
not inflated;broadly tubular;narrowly ellipsoid +
membranous +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
ovoid;globose +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
conspicuous +
broadened +
dissected +  and variously--shaped +
dish--shaped +
expanded +
Sask. +, Ariz. +, Colo. +, Mont. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, Utah +  and Wyo. +
1500-3800 m +
peripheral +
subsessile +  and sessile +
conspicuous +
glandular-pubescent +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
stalked +  and simple +
Alpine meadows and rocky places, high prairies, open montane woodlands and forests +
sessile +  and petiolate +
whorled +  and opposite +
connate +
conspicuous +
oblanceolate;obovate +
1mm +  and 3mm +
not differentiated +
purplish +  and green +
triangular +
papillate +
swollen +
3 +  and 5 +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +
longer than broad +
triangular +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
dingy reddish +
fugacious +
11/4-11/2 times calyx +
0-11/2 times calyx +  and equaling +
Flowering summer. +
dark-brown +
papillate +  and tuberculate +
reniform +  and angular +
2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
persistent +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
rhizomatous +  and stoloniferous +
fewer +  and 10 +
prostrate +, decumbent +  and sprawling +
puberulent +
[30 +, 4 +, 5 +  and 3 +
papillate +
distinct +
filiform +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Lychnis drummondii var. heterochroma +, Lychnis drummondii var. striata +, Silene drummondii var. striata +  and Wahlbergella striata +
Silene drummondii subsp. striata +
Silene drummondii +
subspecies +
divided +
10-30-veined +
purplish +, whitish +  and green +
inflated +, terete +, cylindric +  and campanulate urceolate or clavate +
membranous +
3 (?) +  and 5 (?) +
stoloniferous +, rhizomatous +  and taprooted +
pubescence of simple hairs or stalked glands +  and glabrous +